Category Archives: News & Updates

IRCC announces eligibility for new Home Care Worker pathways to permanent residence

Home care workers can now get more information on the forthcoming pathways to Canadian permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has posted more details on the forthcoming Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots (HCWP)—including reduced language, work experience, and education eligibility criteria for candidates. The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots are two forthcoming Labour […]

Northwest Territories Nominee Program to re-open February 27, will aim to meet application intake for 2025

Foreign nationals looking to immigrate to Canada through the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) must apply between 9 am MT on February 27 and 5 pm MT on March 6, for the 2025 intake. The NTNP will process 90 new applications, along with 60 applications submitted in 2024, to meet its overall 2025 nomination allocation […]

What Ontario PNP pathways to permanent residence are currently open?

If you’re seeking Canadian permanent residence through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), you may have noticed that the OINP has issued only 4 invitations to apply for nomination in 2025—a far cry from the 14,760 invitations the OINP issued during the first two months of 2024. This pause in OINP immigration draws mirrors that […]

IRCC issues more Express Entry invitations to PNP candidates

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITAs) through the Express Entry system. The department issued 646 ITAs to candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw. To be considered, candidates needed to have a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 750. Today’s draw is the third of the […]

Report ranks Canada’s most affordable provinces with the best quality of life in 2025

A new ranking has listed the cheapest provinces to live in that also offer the best quality of life in Canada in 2025. MovingWaldo, a moving company based in Montreal, has compiled the list based on factors such as the safety of neighbourhoods, housing prices, rental costs, and the overall average cost of living. Here’s […]

How Canada uses the CRS to select permanent residents

Canada has welcomed hundreds of thousands of permanent residents on the basis of their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores. The Canadian federal government uses the CRS to determine which candidates will receive invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residence (PR) through the Express Entry system. If you’re seeking Canadian permanent residence through Express Entry, understanding […]

February 2025: State of the Express Entry pool

After a January that saw Express Entry draws return to some semblance of normalcy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has already held two draws in the month of February. January saw the issuance of 5,821 Invitations to Apply (ITAs): candidates includes those in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and those in enhanced Provincial Nominee […]

Ontario eases immigration requirements for self-employed physicians

Ontario has made it easier for self-employed physicians to obtain permanent residency through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Under the updated requirements, physicians will be able to qualify for some streams by counting periods of self-employed work experience, and without requiring a job offer. The OINP made changes to the following streams: Express Entry: […]

Canada announces country quotas for LMIA-exempt work permits under the IEC

The International Experience Canada (IEC) program has announced its country quotas to issue work permits in 2025. Under the IEC, youth who are citizens of countries that have bilateral Youth Mobility Agreements (bYMAs) with Canada can receive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)-exempt work permits, including open work permits (OWPs) under the Working Holiday stream. To […]

Canada announces launch date for new permanent residence pathways for home care workers

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that new immigration pilots for home care workers will open on March 31, 2025. These new pilots are referred to collectively by IRCC as Canada’s “Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots”. These pilot programs will replace the previous permanent residence (PR) pathways for caregivers, which have expired. Home […]

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